Management and Leadership reading the article ??" Apply the three most important concepts you have learned and how these concepts can be applied to Measurable Learning Outcomes A and B:

A. Integrate the concepts of leadership and management presented in this course with faith and learning.
B. Examine the concepts of leadership and management from both the historical and organizational perspectives.


Write a 300-word (minimum) thread discussing the following:
(Use the following as headings in each thread)
Introduction to the topic
The three most important concepts (about the assigned topic)
How these concepts can be applied to the specified Measurable Learning Outcomes from the Course Syllabus.
References
(Must integrate 2 peer-reviewed references from the Liberty University Online Library into your thread.)

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MGMT 455 Managing high performance

You have been the manager of human resources for a firm headquartered in the United States for many years. The firm has divisions all over the United States, as well as overseas. A new chief executive officer (CEO) has just come onboard after receiving his master's degree in business from an ivy-league institution. He has great academic credentials but little work experience. The management model that the former CEO preferred was more formal and autocratic, with most decision making being centralized to a great degree. Some of the firm's challenges include the following:
? The firm expects to be in a much more competitive environment in the future.
? To add to this, there has been talk about the possibility of employees forming a union because of the way they were treated under the former CEO.
? The overseas divisions, where a much higher growth potential is expected, have repeatedly complained about the time it takes to have decisions made by the staff that is headquartered in the United States. On the other hand, there have been times where the international divisions have made decisions that are at odds with the company's overall strategy.

The new CEO has asked you to give him guidance on possibly changing the existing culture to better meet these challenges.

? Discuss the diferent management models available
?
? The use of an autocratic versus a participative management style toward decision making
? Having a more centralized versus a more decentralized decision making
? Adopting a more informal versus a more formal management style

Search for articles that deal with actual examples of each of the 3 management models regarding the management of the employees in this firm.

Write a 750-word paper explaining why that particular model of management was chosen by the senior management in the article that you researched. In your opinion, was this approach toward management a success? Why or why not?

MANAGING YOUR MONEY - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
ASSIGNMENT 1 2011/12
FINANCIAL BUDGETING AND PLANNING

CASE STUDY
X FACTOR SUCCESS STORY

Once upon a time there were two young hopefuls who decided to chance their luck and singing talent to the X Factor judges. This is their story.

Olly Lloyd was runner up, but still got a great record deal and set out on a recording career which is very successful. He has his own service company, SkipsaBeat Ltd., of which he is a Director. He pays himself an annual bonus in May each year, based on the profits for the previous year ended 31 March.

Whilst at Judges Houses he had met Leona Cardle, and they fell in love instantly. He married Leona in a closely guarded ceremony on Lake Garda, and sold the rights to Hi! Magazine for 2 million. They now have two children, John, 5, and Edward, 4. Both children attend the deeply posh Eastminster Preparatory School in Chelsea. School fees are 17,000 per child per annum.

He has recently returned from a short spell in New York. During his time there he had been advised to lay down as many different mixes of his singles as possible and this had been a remarkably successful financial strategy, as he topped the US and UK download charts for months on end. He has returned to his wife and family in London and has been offered a new (part-time) contract as Executive Talent Advisor by Bony Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd (BME). He has been offered a large bonus, lots of perks and a contract of employment. His income for 2011/12 was from SkipsaBeat Ltd, which was employing him during his stay in New York. He will be able to work as a recording artist (using SkipsaBeat Ltd) and for BME simultaneously in 2012/13.
He has also, (despite bad advice from Simon Walsh) managed to deal successfully in shares and has over the years (legally) gathered some serious investments and bling.

Leona belongs to the old 'county set' and is given to talking about Daddy' a lot and riding horses. She is a lady of independent means, most of her wealth having been passed onto her through a trust fund which she inherited at 21. However, she has no idea of what she is worth or how to manage her money.

They live in a flat in Chelsea, and also own a country house in Berkshire valued at 1.5 million. They also own a timeshare in a property in Florida (value 60,000) and a cottage in Cumbria. The Berkshire property has a 150,000 mortgage attaching. The flat in Chelsea has a 238,000 mortgage attaching. The current value of the Chelsea flat is 520,000 and it was purchased in October 2008 at a cost of 250,000. Olly also owns Lloyd House, from which he receives rental income for office space, but which he is intending to sell in the next tax year.



MANAGING YOUR MONEY - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
FIRST ASSESSABLE ASSIGNMENT
OLLY AND LEONA LLOYD-CARDLE

Olly is not particularly comfortable with numbers, (always a good sign in a musician) and he has approached you as his financial advisor t to explain his tax position and to calculate his liability to tax for the fiscal year 2011/12.
Olly and Leona's personal financial positions are set out overleaf:


Olly L-C Leona L-C

EARNED INCOME 2011/12
(gross ??"see notes for PAYE deducted)
SkipsaBeat Ltd
Salary 125,000
Bonus for year ended 31 March 60,000
2011 (paid in May 11)

Sloane Square Catering Co Ltd - 25,000
advisory fees
185,000 25,000

SAVINGS AND DIVIDEND INCOME 2011/12
(amounts received - net of tax)

Income from Property 40,000
Associated expenses -16,500

UK Dividends 17,600 21,750

UK Government stocks (Gilts) 9,650 14,500

Bank Interest 23,000 3,500

Building Society Interest 8,250 16,750

Foreign Dividends 4,000 1,500
(paid through UK agent)
86,000 58,000

TOTAL INCOME 271,000 83,000


Olly's bonus from SkipsaBeat for the year ended 31 March 2012 is likely
to be 0.5% of total profits, which amounted to 2.4 million. This will be voted in March 2012 and paid in May 2012.

MANAGING YOUR MONEY - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
FIRST ASSESSABLE ASSIGNMENT
OLLY AND LEONA LLOYD-CARDLE

NOTES : -

Olly intends to make the following asset disposal in the year ending 5 April 2013:
Investment Property
(Lloyd House)
Sale proceeds 460,000

Cost on acquisition in 2008 214,500
This property is owned outright with no mortgage


Amounts of tax deducted at source from earned income under PAYE:
Olly 64,010
Leona 3,505

Olly gave Leona a new Porsche on 16 September 2011 for her birthday.
The value of the car is estimated to be 42,000.

During 2011/12 the Lloyd-Cardles are expected to receive the proceeds from an insurance claim relating to the destruction by flooding of one of their second homes, Riverside Cottage in Cumbria. The proceeds of the claim are expected to be in the region of 190,000.

Leona has an annual income of 25,000 for her advisory work for the Sloane Square Catering Company Limited, which she runs (part ??"time) jointly with her mother. The income is in the form of directors' fees.

At a recent Charity dinner, Leona promised to make a donation to the Distressed Yuppies Trust, a charity she is very fond of. The gift is to be 3,000(net), given as a lump sum. However, she has a few problems with this.

Leona has recently been offered work as a session musician, but she is not keen to leave the children and would rather be lunching with her friends. She has difficulty understanding cash management and is continually overspending the household budget.
She has run up credit card debts (average APR 19.8%) of 52,000, which Olly doesnt know about, and she can no longer get credit. She also owes 3000 to RapidCashQuick , a payday loans provider who have an interest rate of 2784%. She has a hairdressing bill of 600 which she cant pay and she used the money for the next school fees to pay off her bill at her local clothes boutique, and the school are now threatening her with legal action and the exclusion of John & Edward (editors note: enough to make your hair stand on end!)) if she does not pay the fees owed of 12,000 for this term.


MANAGING YOUR MONEY - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
FIRST ASSESSABLE ASSIGNMENT
OLLY AND LEONA LLOYD-CARDLE

Olly holds all the certificates for the shares and bonds in the safe, and has the passwords for her bank and buildings society accounts, apart from her current account, which now has an unauthorised overdraft of 3500, and she is being charged fees of 35 on every transaction and overdraft interest of 19%. She has now started to receive phone calls from the bank demanding she pay money into her account to clear the overdraft. She has already spent all her directors fees from the Sloane Square Catering Company, so has no ready cash to do this.

The utility bills for the house are mounting up, and Olly thinks she is paying these from a fund of 10,000 he put into a joint account, but she has spent this. There are red letters from these companies also and they are threatening to both take legal action and cut off her electricity and gas supplies. These arrears are currently 2500. She is not sure what to do about this, but is hoping they will not cut her off.
Her horses are also expensive: she owes stabling fees of 5,500 and 1,200 to the feed merchant.

She has no idea how to budget for either her household or herself, and is hoping that something will turn up to get her out of this mess.

Olly is completely unaware of any of these problems.

MANAGING YOUR MONEY - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
FIRST ASSESSABLE ASSIGNMENT
OLLY AND LEONA LLOYD-CARDLE
Olly's letter detailing his new status and terms and conditions is reproduced
below :

Bony Music Entertainment Limited
Frednedle Street
London
31-Oct-11

Dear Mr Lloyd-Cardle,

Following your success in New York we are pleased to offer you
a contact as Executive Talent Advisor , based at our London office,
at a salary of 95,000 per annum. You will be required to contribute
8% of your salary into the firm's pension fund, the firm contributing a
further 10% on your behalf.
An annual bonus of 3% of profits will be payable in April of the
following year based on the profits to the previous 31 December.
The maximum amount will be payable under the firm's profit
related pay scheme.
The new position will be effective from 5th April 2012.

Lunchtime meals will be available in the Executive Boardroom at a
cost to the firm of 2,500 per annum. Your annual private health
insurance membership for yourself and your family (1,870) will also
be paid for by the company.

You will have sole use of a Jaguar SC XFR 5.0 V8 acquired new for you at a cost of 65,000. All fuel will be provided, together with insurance of 850 per annum and road fund licence of 250. (CO2 emissions: 292 g/km)

You will be expected to pay your annual subscription to the Musicians Union of 350,together with membership costs of 750 per annum for the Ministry of
Music Club, at which you are likely to make a number of business
contacts. You will be granted a clothing allowance of 2,500 per annum. All business entertaining will be reimbursed by the company.

During August you will be required to spend four weeks in
Singapore reviewing our Asia hopefuls. Your travel costs of 3,200
together with your weekly hotel bills of 1500 and a special Private
Health Insurance overseas premium of 200 will be paid by the company. Should you wish to prolong your stay as a holiday any extra expenses must be met by you pesonally.

I wish you a long and happy stay at BME.

Yours sincerely
N. Leeson
On behalf of Bony Music Entertainment (UK) Limited
MANAGING YOUR MONEY - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
FIRST ASSESSABLE ASSIGNMENT
OLLY AND LEONA LLOYD-CARDLE


YOU ARE REQUIRED TO:

1) Ascertain the liability to all taxes for both Olly and
Leona for the fiscal year 2011/12. You may assume for
these purposes that they have been resident & ordinarily
resident in the UK for this fiscal year.
Outline the amounts which need to be budgeted for the liability to tax and when the various taxes need to be paid. You should bear
in mind that they have only a vague idea as to how the
different taxes operate and the basis on which they are
assessed. (30%)

2) Outline the tax implications on Olly's future income
of the new contract of employment with BME (UK)
Ltd in 2012/13. You should express it in terms that Olly can
understand easily and detail each item accordingly.
Detailed computations are not required, but you should
advise on all aspects, including the sale of the investment
property (assume sale in 12/13). (20%)


3) Advise Leona on a strategy for tackling her financial
problems and guidelines for future cash management.
Give detailed explanations and specimen calculations
to support your advice. (35%)


4) Outline a strategy which would allow them to plan
for the future of their children.
No detailed computations are necessary, but you should
be able to give general guidelines on strategy. (15%)


The whole of the work above should total no more
than 1,500 words (excluding computations). You should
complete all parts of the assignment.
You should use the weightings above to allocate your efforts.

MANAGING YOUR MONEY - PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING
FIRST ASSESSABLE ASSIGNMENT
OLLY AND LEONA LLOYD-CARDLE

Guidelines
For each individual, first, work out what the situation is, or what the problems are, and then think about possible solutions or courses of action which might mitigate or help their financial position.
You will need to do some calculations, but this is not the essence of the assignment. You need to clearly identify problems and work out how to change either attitudes and/or spending habits, or gain access to funds to make things better. There is no one correct solution and you need to support your recommendations with product research, for example, personal loan rates, and give internet or other references. For Leona you will need to do an outline cash budget.
Marks will be awarded as follows:
Overall structure & presentation 10%
Identification and analysis of problems 35%
Presentation of possible solutions 30%
Creativity of solutions 15%
Research and referencing 10%

For the tax computations there is a clear numerical solution ??" for the problems, however, things are not so clear! What I mean by creativity is that marks will be given for trying to devise solutions which may be complex, and may not succeed. This will get more marks than something safer and more straightforward. I am aware that at this stage in your studies you do not necessarily have all the tools necessary to produce a full answer to all aspects of the case study, but you do have the basic principles. Any research you do on areas not yet covered will be useful for you in the future, and your current stage of learning will be taken into account in our marking.
You will need also to link your solutions to current research and/or theory, and ensure your recommendations are realistic by searching the market for possible products to support your solutions. Try not to advise a single product, but give a range of loan rates, for instance.
Enjoy!
Pat

Managing Organisations
2000 Word Critical Essay
Drawing on the lecture material as well as the wider reading list, and your own wider research


CRITICAL ESSAY QUESTION
__________________

Drawing on theories of power and practical examples (these may be organisational or political), discuss and critically analyse how the enforcement of power may or may not lead to organisational resistance, conflict and decline. In answering this question, you may also draw on a number of other theories including, knowledge and leadership.

___________________

IMPORTANT: Use the lecture slides on Power and Knowledge theories to assist with this critical essay. The essay Preparation slide gives some guidance on good essay writing and essay structure.


Harvard Referencing. e.g. Books - Bee, H. 1989. The developing child, 5th Ed, New York: Harper & Row.
Articles - Townsend, B. 1986. Academic writing: advice on how to do it. Higher Education, 15(3-4): 373-378.


REMEMBER: To draw on theory and practical examples to construct an analytical and in-depth essay on your chosen question. All essays should have a beginning, middle and end, they need to flow. The introduction should clearly explain how you are interpreting the question and what you intend to argue in the essay as well as giving clues to the structure of the essay. The main body of the text should make a clear argument based on evidence (usually in the form of references to empirical and theoretical work conducted by researchers and academics). The conclusion should summarise the arguments which have been made and possibly raise issues for further research.



ENGLISH Writer please. Can you ensure the language, grammar and sentence structure used throughout the essay is to the highest standard 70%+.


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Management Theory and Thought Class

Argumental paper on Identifying and Resolving Organization Conflict.

5 Sources

Appropriate use of citations

A thorough and well considered explanation of identification metrics

A cohesive methodology to correct or minimize conflict

Grammar and spelling needs to be graduate level caliber

The paper should be 2,000 - 3,000 words Double Space.

Must pass a similarity test.

Management and Leadership Paper

Select an organization with which you are familiar. For example, Microsoft, Boeing, Kraft etc. Prepare a 1,750-2,100-word paper in which you address the following as it relates to that organization:

a. Examine the roles and responsibilities of leaders in creating and maintaining a healthy organizational culture

b. Differentiate between management and leadership.

c. Describe the roles that organizational managers and leaders play in creating and maintaining a healthy organizational culture.

d. Explain how the four functions of management support the creation and maintenance of a healthy organizational culture.

e. Recommend at least two strategies that organizational managers and leaders can use to create and maintain a healthy organizational culture. Support your recommendations with the concepts discussed in class and in the text, as well as your personal experiences.

Be sure to cite at least two sources in your paper.

Management is aware of the increased requirements for a public company to maintain a system of internal control to help prevent and detect fraud. The CEO, Mary Moore, is also interested in using a proactive posture toward building an antifraud prevention program, including exploring using a proactive auditing approach to fraud discovery. The internal auditor and the external fraud investigator as well as accounting and consulting firms have discussed proactive approaches for detecting fraud.

Management is aware that eliminating the opportunity for fraud is critical. Recently, the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners have adopted a comprehensive guide for managing the business risk of fraud.

Please answer the following questions in preparing this 4?6 page paper. As you answer each question, you must provide support or evidence that will enhance and empirically prove your answers. Academic criminal justice articles or real life criminal justice findings that are not found in journals or other academic sources must be used in supporting your answers. Please use APA style for all cited sources, including your reference page.

What are the benefits of a comprehensive control program? If you were advising this corporation, what would be the specific benefits for them?
What would be the procedures that should be considered for detective controls, including independent checks and a system for documents and records?
Discuss the possibility of a fraud hotline as part of your program. How can a hotline be implemented as a tool for preventing and detecting fraud? Provide an overview of steps that you would take for a successful implementation if the corporation wanted this option.

Managing Employee Benefits

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Read the following case and respond to the question(s):

Connie Carlingson has been an inbound sales agent for a telemarketing firm in Arizona for four years. The firm employs 240 people who take reservations for a national hotel chain when customers call a toll-free telephone number. Approximately two years ago Connie voluntarily moved to a night shift position.
Shortly after her move she began complaining to the night shift manager that her immediate supervisor was picking on her. In particular, Connie alleged that her supervisor was constantly nagging her about taking breaks that were too long. She also said that the supervisor was deliberately scheduling her breaks at different times than when her close friend had hers. Eventually, Connie complaining led the night manager to talk to the supervisor and those complaints seemed to subside. However, a new problem with Connie has recently developed.
During her four years of employment Connie has regularly used sick leave. The company policy provided for employees to receive sick leave only as it is accrued, which means that an employee earns one day of sick leave for each month of employment. Because Connie has consistently taken at least one day of sick leave each month, she almost never has accumulated any carry-over sick leave time. Therefore, she has been forced to request unpaid medical leaves of absence whenever she has had the flu or some other health problem. Always in the past these leaves have been granted to Connie without too many questions being asked.
Recently Connie requested a medical leave for the sixth time this year. When the supervisor and night manager brought Connies request to the attention of the director of the reservation center, the director granted Connies request but told her that her medical leaves were becoming excessive and the company would no longer grant leaves of absence to her for any reasons. Connie became very upset when she heard this and told the director, Now, Im not a complainer, but its not fair.
What problems exist with the benefits program offered by the employer, as described in the case? What can be done to deal with Connie and to prevent similar problems from arising with other employees in the future?

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"Managing Employees in an MNE" Please respond to the following:

?Recommend a best practice an HR manager of an MNE can use to manage the human capital needs of a highly diverse workforce made up of individuals with different cultural backgrounds, speaking different languages and having different educational experiences. Provide specific examples to support your response.

Management is an applied science, and you must regularly apply your theoretical learning to real world events. Three assignments in this course offer you the opportunity to examine a current event in the light of what you learn.

Select a current event that pertains to the challenges managers face. Information about the current event can come from any reliable resource, including local television news, CNN, MSN, New York Times, other newspapers, Excelsior library, etc. The published date of the article must be within the last year.

Write a paper on the current event you select. Your paper should include the following:

?Summary of the event: Use information from reliable sources as described above and cite your sources.
?Analysis of the event based on what you have learned in this module: Include references to your textbook and other academic sources in support of your analysis.
?Any other comments

The paper needs to be at least 2?3 pages in length (not including title and reference page) and formatted according to APA standards.

Guidelines

The APA (6th ed.) is the guiding manual for form and style for this project. No more than 15% of your paper should be from direct quotes. No reference can be listed on the reference page that does not first appear in the text of your paper. Please make all papers double-spaced, with a page number and your last name on the top right corner in the header, with 1? margins on all sides. Please use Time New Roman, 12 point font.

Management Planning and Ethics Paper:
Prepare a paper in which you evaluate the planning function of management in your organization, or one which you are familiar. Describe how legal issuea, ethics, and corporate social responsibility impact management planning in this organization.
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(Management Concepts in Hospitals )

Mr. Dan Smith has just been named CEO (Chief Executive Officer) at the Great Lake Memorial Hospital after the current CEO resigned. Great Lake Memorial Hospital has just entered into a five-year contract with Springville General Hospital to deliver quality care without duplication of services. We now have a new CEO who will be meeting with a current CEO.

1. What are the key problems that Mr. Dan Smith will be facing in his new role?

2. What management options are open for him to choose from?

3. What are some of the adjustments that the CEO from Springville General Hospital have to deal with regarding this merger?


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Management Planning Paper on Boeing the Aircraft Company
Prepare a 1,050-1,400 word paper in which you evaluate the planning function of management within your selected organization. In your paper be sure to address the following items:
1) Identify at least one legal, ethical, and social responsibility issue that impacts your selected organization. Analyze the impact that these factors have on management planning.
2) Analyze at least three factors that influence the company's strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning.
Be sure to cite at least three references in your paper.
Properly cite your references.

management behavior and economics

Thesis

The most recent financial crisis has badly affected the global economy, including individuals, businesses, and governments. Each entity has suffered its impacts in one way or another. Since it began, the financial crisis has posed a significant threat to world markets. Countries are trying to overcome the adverse effects of this crisis, however, many have failed to recover their positions due to severe recession and worsening economic conditions. Authors, economists and financial analysts have discussed various reasons for the crisis; the huge downturn in the financial and housing mortgage sector seems to have been the biggest trigger of the crisis; however, this paper should show how MANAGEMENT BEHABIOR is in large responsible that organizations such Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac where forced to close operations or get enormous bail outs while other institutions like Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan Chase and even Bank of America have become so large and strong that today are ? too big to fail?


INSTRUCTIONS
Make certain that you stick to the thesis that this was a managerial behavior problem and DOES NOT focus on the history and non-managerial circumstances of the ongoing crisis

ISSUES IN HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT.



Allocation of Health Care Resources
From your review of the readings this week, provide a critique of using quality-of-life surveys and health care economic analysis to determine allocation of health care resources. Your paper should include the following components:
1. Allocation for public (aka "community-based) health vs. private (aka "personal") health services
2. Incremental vs. comprehensive reform
3. Ethical underpinnings of resource allocation
4. Business development opportunities for health providers
Each component should be between one and two pages (250 words)


Suggested Week Readings


Quality of Life

Watson, W., Ozanne-Smith, J., Richardson, J. (2005) An evaluation of the Assessment of Quality of Life utility instrument as a measure of the impact of injury on health-related quality of life. International Journal of Injury Control & Safety Promotion, 12 (4), 227-239.
Hirskyi, P. (2007). QALY: an ethical issue that dare not speak its name. Nursing Ethics, 14 (1), 72-82.
Lubetkin, E., Haomiao, J., Franks, P., Gold, M. (2005) Relationship among sociodemographic factors, clinical conditions, and health-related quality of life: Examining the EQ-5D in the U.S. general population. Quality of Life Research, 14 (10), 2187-2196.
Marden, S. (2005). Technology dependence and health-related quality of life: a model. Journal of Advanced Nursing, 50 (2), 187-195.



Health Care Economics

Douglas, HR, Normand, C. (2005). Economic evaluation: what does a nurse manager need to know? Journal of Nursing Management, 13 (5), 419-427.
Enthoven, A., Fuchs, V. (2006). Employment-Based Health Insurance: Past, Present, And Future. Health Affairs, 25 (6), 1538-1547.
Fuchs, V., Ezekiel, J. (2005). Health Care Reform: Why? What? When? Health Affairs, 24 (6), 1399-1414.



Health Care Ethics

Goodman, T. (2005). Is There A Right to Health? Journal of Medicine & Philosophy, 30 (6), 643-662.
De Lemos, M. (2004). Rationing costly treatments: can it be fair? Journal of Oncology Pharmacy Practice, 10 (3), 141-144.

Management Concepts

Literature Review and Report (30%) approx 1000 words
Students are required to write a Literature Review and Report based on a management problem, which they identify in a selected case study. This item of assessment is designed to enable students to develop their skills in problem identification and problem solving, critical thinking, research and report writing, as well as their understanding of the chosen topic. Students are required to identify one management problem related to an issue discussed in this course (ie. organisational structure, management ethics, management planning etc).

You MUST identify a management problem in:

Case 4: Expanding the business overseas

You must find at least ten refereed journal articles that are relevant to the management problem you have selected. In order to find appropriate sources, students will engage in library and internet searches for REFEREED journal articles, evaluate the standing of journals, identify the authors argument and compare it with the arguments of other authors in their research.

In writing their Literature Review and Report students must NOT use dot points.

You will NOT be provided with a question:
When you are a manager no one is going to pay you to answer an essay question; they are going to ask you to write reports and research operational problems

You MUST:
Identify one core problem or potential problem from the case (MAY BE POTENTIAL (ie FUTURE) PROBLEM
Research by reading refereed journal articles
Present two arguments and then decide which argument will solve the problem
Provide recommendations to solve problems based on research
Use APA referencing with page numbers!
Use tables


A recommended structure is:

1. Introduction (1 paragraph)
This section should include the following components: a brief description of the research problem identified from the case and a rationale for investigating it, and a brief but clear statement of the argument to be developed in the Review (for example, a statement such as: This paper will argue that, in order to achieve higher levels of motivation and performance from their staff, the company needs to redesign the way work is organised and performed. Research indicates that the Hackman and Oldman (1980) model provides the best overall outcomes). The statement of argument becomes central to the development of your Review. It needs to be given some thought.

Introduction
Very important most important part of report
Need to identify the problem AND your argument
Company X suffers from poorly motivated staff. This paper argues that the adoption of new work methods, based upon the Hackman and Oldham model, would redress this problem
This needs to be roughly 150-200 words
The introduction needs to give reader very clear idea about what the paper is about


2. Literature Themes or Arguments (2-3paragraphs)
In this section, identify two arguments or themes in the research in relation to the identified problem. You will find, in all areas of research, at least two (and often more) perspectives or arguments on any issue. (For example, some researchers think extrinsic rewards such as money are the best way to motivate staff; others believe the key is having interesting and fulfilling jobs). You need to critically evaluate these arguments and work out which is the best supported and has the most application to your case. For each argument (or theme), address the following questions:

Which authors support or agree with a particular argument?
What evidence do they use?
Which authors disagree with this argument?
What evidence do they use?

3. Conclusion (1 paragraph)
Summing up your problem, the different perspectives you find and the perspective that you feel is best supported by the research you considered.


Further Literature Review and Report Advice
Suggestions for Identifying your Research Problem from Your Case Study

To complete your Literature Review and Report you must first identify a research problem or potential problem from one of the six nominated case studies listed above. In some of these cases everything may appear fine. But, a good manager is always looking for ways to improve even a good business. He/she is also looking for POTENTIAL problems that may threaten the business tomorrow and working out ways to combat these threats. In many cases, the problem you will choose to research will be a potential problem, rather than a current one.

In writing your Literature Review and Report, there is NO need for detailed research about the particular organisation in the case study. What we want you to focus on is research on the PROBLEM you identify. You are free to choose whatever problem you like (do just ONE problem).

It may be one of strategy, poor fit between organisation and strategy, leadership, motivation, the link between motivation and organisational performance, ethical dimensions of management, decision making processes, managing change, improving organisational culture, or any other research topic. While you are free to choose and research on any topic, you WILL need to briefly explain why you picked the research problem/topic you did.

SELECTED MANAGEMENT RELATED JOURNALS

1. Academy of Management Review Per HD28.A245
2. Academy of Management Journal Per HD28.A24:A
3. California Management Review Per HD28.C33
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Referencing In-text
Some researchers (Hyder & Eriksson, 2005; Volery & Mensik, 1998) assert that alliance relationships must be well managed in order to be profitable. Volery and Mensik (1998) studied small and medium-sized Swiss enterprises (SMEs) to identify critical success factors for alliance relationships. They found that trust was a significant factor in managing such relationships. Hyder and Erikssons (2005) long-term study of a strategic alliance between two airlines of the same region, found that factors, such as gaps in communication, were a possible cause of relationship failure.

Referencing List
Hyder, A.S., & Eriksson, L.T. (2005). Success is not enough: The spectacular rise and fall of a strategic alliance between two multinationals. Industrial Marketing Management, 34(8), 783-796.

Volery, T., & Messick. (1998). The role of trust in creating effective alliances: A managerial perspective. Journal of Business Ethics, 17(9/10), 987-994.



Case 4
MANAGEMENT DECISION: Expanding the business overseas

Imagine you have been the managing director of a successful management consultancy company for seven years. Originally based in Sydney, the company began as a small venture with just three qualified psychologists operating as consultants and producing management diagnostic tools for in-house corporate training and development programs. After its first three years, the company grew rapidly and expanded into software development. Its leadership profiling package was an astonishing success. The ease of use of this package, together with its self-assessment feature, proved to be a market winner. The profits generated from this product alone enabled you to set up offices in Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane and Auckland.
By the end of 2008, you have more than 300 full-time employees on the payroll, and have retained a further 65 specialists on a fee-for-service basis. Business is booming, with projected demand for software products set to double in Australia and New Zealand over the next finncial year. You wonder if the time is now right to expand your corporate interests even further by targeting the most promising markets in South-East Asia. You realise that this might prove to be something of a risk, and feel that you should initiate some careful market research before committing to such a specific expansionary strategic plan.
Your business instincts tell you that Singapore and Hong Kong offer the most promising opportunities for market penetration. The cultural sophistication of these two cities, along with their English proficiency and their reputations as world-class business centres, are all positive features. Several of the other senior executives on your team have suggested that the USA and Canadian markets would be more obvious immediate targets for expansion, followed by opportunities in the United Kingdom and France, predominantly because their cultural barriers would be minimal; however, these countries already have established markets for similar products.
(Davidson, Paul. Management: Australasian Edition, 4th Edition. John Wiley & Sons Australia, 11).



SUMMARY OF KEY POINTS from Chapter 6
International business has grown to be one of the most important features of the world's economy. Learning to operate within a global economy is an important challenge facing many managers today. Businesses can be primarily domestic, international, multinational or global in scope. Managers need to understand both the process of internationalisation and how to manage in accordance with a given level of international activity.
To compete in the global economy, managers must understand its structure. Mature market economies and systems dominate the global economy today. North America, the European Union and the Asia-Pacific region are especially important. Developing economies in Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America and Vietnam are becoming increasingly integrated into the global arena. Developing nations such as India and China are expected to have significant impacts on the commercial strength of the Asia-Pacific region in the future. The oil-exporting economies in the Middle East are also very important.
Many of the challenges of management in a global context are unique issues associated with the international environmental context. These challenges reflect the economic, political-legal and cultural environments of international management.
Basic issues of competing in a global economy vary according to whether the organisation is a multinational, medium-sized or small organisation. In addition, the basic managerial functions of planning, organising, leading and controlling must all be addressed in international organisations.
(Davidson, Paul. Management: Australasian Edition, 4th Edition. John Wiley & Sons Australia, 11.7).


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MANAGING OUT: THE PUBLIC SECTOR IN THE COMMUNITY

Process Analysis ??" (2500 words)

Analyse a process of managing out that has been implemented or changed in the Australian public health care sector. The analysis should be presented in the formats of an internal report. (REFER UNDER FOR PROCESS CHOSEN FOR ANALYSIS)

The analysis should cover the following points:

1. The context, including any relevant (but very brief) historical background leading up to the process being implemented.

2. Process outline, including a brief description of what was actually implemented in terms of managing out with various parties.

3. The challenges and complexity for management, including but not limited to potential risks or problems and why there might be local variations in service delivery in what is supposed to be a coherent and consistent system.

4. Resource implications, including financial, associated with addressing the challenges.

5. Possible management strategies.

Notes for Assistance

? Include in the report a definition of managing out.
? Internal report needs to have the scope to cover all five points above. (The 5 points could also be used as headings- demonstrating the requirements).
? Need to demonstrate an ability to cover the appropriate style, content and analysis.

? When management strategies are developed they need to take into account the availability of such resources as:

??key staff with appropriate competencies

??operating funds

??capital funds

??capital equipment

??office space and fittings

??telecommunications

??other related agency needs

??appropriate policies

??standard operating procedures.

The existence and extent of these elements determine whether management has properly designed, sequenced and resourced the strategy.

? The overall aim is to relate contextual understanding of trends in Australian public policy to a particular process of managing out and enable analysis of concrete problems entailed in managing out and to explore potential solutions.

? Need to demonstrate clear understanding of the relationship between the managing out process and some of the main themes, concepts, problems and resources

? Need to demonstrate ability to apply theoretical and contextual understanding to a concrete example.

? Choose a process of managing out that gives scope to raise the issues. It is not the subject of the process that is important ??" it is analysing and managing the issues associated with the process.

? Avoid lengthy descriptions of the process.



Comments
Has the public health sector (agency) outsourced a function previously managed in-house?
The outsourcing might have been to the private sector, the not for profit sector or even to another tier of government.
The assessment task is to identify, within the public health sector, the people and or the records of the outsourcing process.
The selected example then needs to be described, (who did what to whom, when and why and with what results) and analysed, using the 5 points (described above).

THE PROCESS CHOSEN ??" to form the basis of the internal report

A background paper was previously prepared concerning this topic, yet it doesnt analyse a process of managing out ??" see background.doc

Prior to implementation of the National Health Reform (see 7 below) New South Wales (NSW) comprised 8 Area Health Services, including Northern Sydney Central Coast Health ??" in 2009 this Area Health Service undertook an Area-wide VMO Quinquennium Process (see 1 and 2) to reappoint VMOs to Hospitals within the Area. The process involves a required Committee ??"Medical and Dental Appointments Advisory Committee (see 5). VMOs may be considered contractors, in that they are not employees of the organization.

As a result of the National Health Reform Agreement ??" the former Northern Sydney central Coast Health has been split into:
- Northern Sydney Local Health District
- Central Coast Local Health District
With each District now being governed by a Board ??" the Northern Sydney LHD Board has asked for a background paper on the VMO Reappointment process.

Write an Internal Report to the Northern Sydney Local Health District Board (see 10 and 6 below) concerning the Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) Quinquennium (reappointment) Process (to analyse the process used and provide lessons learnt).

To support this task in the former Northern Sydney Central Coast health a centralised unit was formed ??" the Senior Medical Staff Unit. ??" (see attach 1). The process undertaken was compliant with the NSW Health Policy (see 1 and 2 below and attach 2 and 3). From a governance perspective, at the time ??" accountabilities were:
- Director Medical Workforce (reports to) Director Workforce (reports to) Chief Executive (reports to) Director-General.
- Under the new National Health Reform Agreement the future of the Senior Medical Staff Unit is still in question ??" staff will have to be split to support the 2 Local Health Districts (no further resources are available). The Unit is currently based within the footprint of the Northern Sydney LHD though.

The process resulted in the appointment of 700 Visiting Medical Officers (Hi Nel, Using the former organisaton configuration (NSCCAHS approx 15,163 headcount) VMO's make up approx 5.3% of the workforce (Headcount, 700 in quinquinnium ??" email from Director Workforce Informatics, 20 July 2011 to Nel Buttenshaw


1. Visiting Medical Officer (VMO) Model Service Contracts - http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2009/PD2009_052.html


2. Visiting Practitioners Appointment
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2005/PD2005_496.html



3. Application for Appointment Senior Medical and Dental Practitioners
http://www.nscchealth.nsw.gov.au/employment/documents/seniormedicalpractitione-applicationforemployment.pdf



4. Annual Report ??" NSW Health 2009/10 (pg 293 for Northern Sydney Central Coast Health)
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/pubs/2010/pdf/annualreport10.pdf


5. Corporate Governance & Accountability Compendium for NSW Health (pg 93 ??" medical & dental appointments advisory committee)
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/resources/policies/manuals/corp_gov_compendium_pdf.asp



6. Local Health Boards Announcement ??" Ministers Media Release
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/2011/20110701_00.html


7. Background ??" National Health Reform
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/initiatives/healthreform/background.asp



8. Visiting practitioners and staff specialists delineation of clinical privileges policy for implementation

http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/pd/2005/pdf/PD2005_497.pdf


9. Visiting Medical Officers' Fee-for-Service Agreement
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/policies/PD/2005/PD2005_434.html


10. Northern Sydney Local Health District
http://www.health.nsw.gov.au/services/lhd/ns/index.asp#

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Issues and Questions for Research

Topic: Issues Concerning Crime and Treatment of Criminals.
A.How should we treat convicted criminals?


Listed are 3 sources that you need to use for research paper.

1) Title: One of the Keys to Reducing Crime is Ridding Our Prisons of the Crimes Committed There, By: Enterprise/Salt Lake City, 05/15/2000, Vol. 29 Issue 46, p28, 1p

2) Title: From Beverly Hills to a Mexican Jail, By: Dodd, Johnny, People, 00937673, 5/23/2005, Vol.63, Issue 20

3) Title: Coalition Calls for Independent Probe on Torture, By: Hanley, Delinda C., Washington Report on Middle East Affairs, 87554917, Jul2005, Vol. 24, Issue 5

Management Briefing Memorandum - 4 page in a memorandum format. Any memorandum format is acceptable so long as it is lucid and advocates a clear position. Double-spaced please, excluding citations, graphs and charts. Please prepare a budget summary and proposal for either an existing or hypothetical outpatient or inpatient service IT application, i.e. a department such as cardiology diagnostic testing or radiology or physical therapy. Assume you are to brief the senior leadership echelon of your organization. Your memorandum provides a concise overview and justification as to what program is proposed, the source of your funds, the major categories of expense and related arguments and concrete data supporting your recommendations. You are free to fabricate any existential reality or use your own experiences as context.
The key objective is to demonstrate and identify a specific IT application for a specific IT or patient care challenge and argue cogently and concisely as to the merits of your proposal and recommendations with a view towards management's acceptance of your plans.
Ideally, prepare in memorandum format, double-spaced, an analysis of a proposal to purchase a major IT system. As noted, you may create any circumstantial reality you wish. You should clearly detail how you arrived at a realistic cost estimate and most importantly how this IT application enhances patient care, saves money, averts lawsuits, etc. This memorandum is to be similar in style and format to a business proposal.

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Managing Different Perspectives in the Literature

Consider this scenario: A researcher is looking for the best way to conduct a process. Published Author A offers one point of view, whereas Author B offers a conflicting point of view. Which author should the researcher believe? Both authors are top names in their discipline and are widely published and referenced. Is this an "either/or? situation where the researcher must choose one point of view over the other, or can the researcher come to terms with how to manage different points of view in the published literature?

One of the main challenges a researcher faces is coming to terms with authors of textbooks and journal articles who have different points of view on a topic and may even use different terminology. In this Discussion, you will examine divergent views on qualitative research.

To prepare for this Discussion:

?

? Review the readings for this week.


? Consider the differences or conflicts among and between the textbook authors for this course. For example, Maxwell uses the concept of research hypotheses for qualitative research when generally hypotheses are associated with quantitative research. And at times, Creswell seems to be offering a different qualitative research process than the other authors.


? How does a researcher reconcile differences in points of view between and among authors? What strategies would you recommend to a researcher for working with various points of view?
With these thoughts in mind:

Write a 2- to 3-paragraph recommendation of strategies for working with various authors? points of view in the literature. Provide an example of different points of view with relation to your topic and describe how you plan to work with these discrepancies.

When appropriate, be sure to support your postings and responses with specific references to the reading(s) and/or video program(s), using APA format.

Management Skills Development

Assignment 2 ? Academic Report

The assignment must be completed individually. You are required to produce an academic report with appropriate referencing, based on the case study below.

Case Study
A Northampton based organisation wishes to expand its market internationally.

Creative Fudge is a Northampton based business which manufactures and sells high quality fudge. The organisation has one store in central Northampton as well as an online web shop. The business has a high turnover of sales from customers in the UK. Over the last year the business owners have noticed that sales have become saturated from the UK market. As a result, the owners wish to explore the idea of trading internationally. The owners acknowledge this is complex, significant and high risk. Therefore, they have decided to concentrate on trading in one country at a time, commencing with Austria.

The organisation currently purchases the ingredients to make the fudge from a supplier in Northampton (sugar, butter, condensed milk, vanilla extract). The basic fudge mixture is produced in 5kg batches. The fudge mixture is divided into smaller batches and different flavours are added to the fudge to produce different varieties e.g. Chocolate, Caramel, Maple, Banana. One of the most popular choices is the Clotted Cream Fudge, which is made with Clotted cream sourced from Devon. The additional flavours and the packaging materials are also sourced from suppliers in Northampton. The owners believe the ingredients should be sourced as locally as possible. The business makes several batches of fudge a day, dependent upon demand.

The organisation manufactures the fudge, in the small kitchen, at the back of the shop. The fudge is packaged in the shop and sold to customers; instore and online. The fudge has to be stored in a cool area and consumed with two weeks (after manufacture).

Online sales are received via the off-the-shelf online webshop which was purchased from 1&1. The orders are taken to the post office and distributed by Royal Mail, each day.

Creative Fudge is owned by two Business Partners, who share their passion for high quality Fudge . The business was established 5 years ago. The owners felt their was a gap in the confectionary market for high quality fudge. The business partners have won several local and national awards for the quality of their product, including a UK Great Taste Award. The business has also received several positive reviews in the national newspapers, Good Housekeeping magazine and the Good Food Magazine.

The two business partners make all of the decisions within the business. The business employs two full time assistants and two part time assistants, who work at the weekends. At present the business partners produce the fudge, as it is a secret receipe. The other members of staff assist in packing, serving and distrubuting the fudge products.

The business started by the business partners making the fudge in their kitchen at home and selling their produce at farmers markets and craft fairs.
Prince Charles tasted their fudge at one of the Craft Fairs and declared it was ?most superb?. Prince Charles and the business partners were photographed in a national newpaper. Demand grew as a result of the publicity. Six months later the business opened their shop and online webshop to cope with the increased demand. In 2011, Creative Fudge commended selling their product to wholesalers; namely, farm shops, Deli?s and cafes in the UK.
A new batch of fudge is made everyday and every member of staff must stir the fudge, to encourage good luck. The staff have a morning meeting to discuss which flavours are selling the most effectively. The Business Partners try out new fudge flavours, every four months. They ask customers in the store, to taste the flavours, to obtain feedback about the potential new products. If the customers do not like the new products, they are not launched. The business partners travel around the UK to collect ideas for new fudge flavours.
The business donates 5% of its profit to a local charity.
The organisations relies on the publicity

The business trades Monday ? Saturday 9.00am -6.00pm.

The fudge sells at ?4.00 per 0.20kg. ?
Task
Write a report which outlines:
? The strategy the organisation will need to employ to trade internationally, in Austria. You must include justification and evidence to support your decisions.

? Identify three changes which will need to be made to the current process (production, distrubution, marketing and sales process) to enable the business to trade in Austria.

? A process map of the new production, distrubution and sales process to be undertaken to trade internationally, in Austria.

? Identify the current organisational culture of the business (using appropriate models/theories). Identify the areas of the organisational culture which will need to change as a result of the business trading in Austria. Identify the role of individuals within the culture change.

? Explain why managing people is important to the success of the business, drawing on relevant theory.

? Identify effective people management practices which you will employ and the practical aspects involved, to ensure the success of trading in Austria.

? Identify the specific actions you will employ to create change to enable the organisation to change its culture and processes to be able to trade internationally (using relevant theory).

? You must include justification and evidence to support your decisions, throughout the report.

? A conclusion of whether it is feasible for the business to trade in Austria

Within your report, you must ensure you sell your new ideas and make coherent arguments for your recommendations, with supporting referencing, to enable the business to trade internationally.

You must complete all the tasks

? An academic business report of 2,800 word limit, with referencing
? You must produce your assignment in an academic report format
? 1 ? line spacing ? minimum font 12
? Referenced appropriately using the Harvard referencing method.
? Word Count 2800 (-/+ 10%)

Management and Expatriate Training: The role of IHRM in the success of international assignments

This paper will discuss the importance and benefits of international human resource practices in relation to the success of international assignments. To consider the issue in depth, the emphasis will be on U.S. multinational corporation PCN expatriate for assignment in Japan. U.S. and Japan are the two largest economies in the world, yet share very different cultural values, traditions, and variant business practices. Japan is often said to be the number one producer of Western expatriate failures. Cultural dimensions of these two countries will be examined using Hofstedes research in an attempt to understand this phenomenon. This will be followed by a discussion of the importance of management and training of expatriates in three different stages: pre-assignment, during assignment, and reentry of expatriate after assignment (repatriation). Lastly, it will conclude with a recommendation for U.S. expatriate management and training specifically for assignments in Japan.

Management Planning and Ethics Paper
Prepare a paper in which you evaluate the planning function of management in your organization, or one with which you are familiar. Describe how legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility impact management planning in this organization.


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I?ll describe a work situation in which you can elaborate and develop a paper. I have a coworker, who uses the company?s stationary, printers, employees email etc? She?s an inspiring industrialist of movies & music video?s, counterfeit accessories & handbags. She uses employees email (work) to expand her clientele and capital growth. Her flyers are made via company?s ink, copier, and scanner (any and all office supplies to make her business profitable) We all take advantage of her discounted luxuries including her boss (ours), and other superiors. Just recently, one of the VP?s called me into the office. This particular VP is the second in command exceeding the ?president? of the company. I felt my hands were tied, especially since the inspiring entrepreneur works side-by-side with me and is very close with our immediate superior. The VP questioning me is also the best friend of our immediate superior. The only reason this has come to light is due to word of mouth (word travels) to the president who in turn, turn the responsibility to the VP. Nothing was ever done about her unethical behavior, and she continues to wreak the benefit. I personally, did not think my input would have made much of a difference and when questioned replied ignorantly (out of mind, out of sight). I did not want to be blame as the stoolpigeon especially since superiors are all aware of this behavior.

At work, we have a standard code of ethics simply meaning, ?doing what's right- morally conducting ourselves and using sound judgment.? For many of us, these principles of the obvious can go right out the door. I have a co-worker who uses company office equipment/supplies for self-enrichment. She?s an inspiring entrepreneur ? Inventor of invitations/flyers, but at the company?s expense. Is this morally correct?

This past Monday, an emergency ?all employees meeting? was announced. We were all informed that the company is suffering a 2 million dollars deficient. 20 employees were laid off with more to come. Now, it?s impossible that our ?inspiring entrepreneur? put us that much in the red, however, over a four-year period had to be a contributor. Morally we are all at fault! Many of us took advantage of his talent for our personal gain. In the end, we all suffer the price. Many of our co-workers are without jobs. The Ethics Codes of Business is thoroughly explanatory and there?s no underlying reason one would be unclear about the meaning. The only suggestion I would have for improvement would be, for all employees to comply with the company?s code of ethics, and not waiting until a crisis happens to take notice.

Managing Accounts Receivable (Trade Credit) is critical to the company's ability to manage its daily ongoing operations and the associated cash flow requirements. Write a paper describing why the practice of Managing Accounts Receivable is so significant and also consider the following criteria's in the paper

1. Impact on shareholder value
2. Credit policy decisions
3. Credit rating sources for potential clients
4. Credit scoring models
5. Credit Terms